Last SSDD was in 2010

Please visit www.SDCC.info, the Shore Drive Community Coalition website.

SSDD2010 July 17th

Thanks to everyone who participated.

With your help, we've made sharing Shore Drive a little safer.

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3.05.2010

Take the Pledge to drive safe - April 28th & everyday is Distracted Driving Awareness Day

From Drive Smart Virginia, info about how your behavior increases your chances of an accident & more:
Behavior Increased Risk
Texting (illegal in Virginia) 23 times
Reaching for a moving object 9 times
Driving drowsy 4 times
Looking at an external object 3.7 times
Reading 3.4 times
Using a cell phone 4 times*
Applying makeup 3 times
Eating 1.6 times
Reaching for a non-moving object 1.4 times
Talking on hand-held phone 1.3 times
And:

Top 10 Tips to Minimize Your Distracted Driving

  1. CHANGE YOUR WAYS and recognize the activities that distract you; such as eating, conversing on the phone, or changing a CD.
  2. MAKE A PLAN. Get directions, study your route, check weather and road conditions. Make sure children are properly buckled up and occupied.
  3. MANAGE YOUR TIME so that you do not have to multi-task or drive aggressively on the road.
  4. DON’T LET YOUR DRIVE TIME BECOME YOUR DOWN TIME....
Please head to Drive Smart Virgina now and Take the Don't Drive Distracted Pledge.
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